Chapter 1
Understanding Your
Health and Wellness
Lesson 1.1 Defining Health and Wellness
Lesson 1.2 Health and Wellness Knowledge
Lesson 1.3 Personal Skills for Health and Wellness
Lesson 1.4 Our Healthcare System
Defining Health and
Wellness
Lesson 1.1
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Warm-Up
Healthy Choices
After school yesterday, you
had two free hours to use
however you wanted. You
decided either to watch a
movie or play basketball with
friends.
Which of these two choices
would be the “healthy” choice?
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Well-Being
• A state of health and wellness
• People in a state of well-being
– Feel good about their present
condition
– Are productive at school, work,
and home
– Do not have mental and
physical illnesses
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Dimensions of Health and Wellness
• Wellness is a balance
of dimensions
– Physical
– Emotional
– Intellectual
– Social
• These dimensions
interact with and
affect each other
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Physical Health
• Refers to how well your
body functions
• Qualities of a healthy body
– Not slowed by disease
– Able to take part in activities
of daily life
– Able to cope with stress,
injury, and aging
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Emotional Health
• Emotional health includes
– Your mood and how you feel
about yourself
– How you view the world
• Good emotional health means
– You are not affected by mental
illness
– You can express thoughts and
feelings clearly
– You can cope well with stress
• Many teens experience
problems with emotional
health but may not realize it
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Intellectual Health
• Intellectual health involves
– Ability to think clearly and
critically
– Ability to learn and solve
problems
• People who are intellectually
healthy are able to adapt,
learn, and grow
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Social Health
• Social health involves
– Communication skills
– Relationships
– Ability to interact with
others
• Social skills and healthy
relationships help people
enjoy life and meet
challenges
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A Continuum of Health
• The range of a
person’s health status
can be described as a
continuum
• Ideally, health status
should be near
optimal health
• Diseases and
disorders can affect
the mind and body,
preventing optimal
health
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Think Further
What are some examples of factors that increase
health and wellness?
– Avoiding smoking, drinking, and drugs
– Eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly
What are some examples of factors that reduce
health and wellness?
– Not getting enough sleep
– Inability to manage stress

Gw 1.1 presentation

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    Chapter 1 Understanding Your Healthand Wellness Lesson 1.1 Defining Health and Wellness Lesson 1.2 Health and Wellness Knowledge Lesson 1.3 Personal Skills for Health and Wellness Lesson 1.4 Our Healthcare System
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    Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co.,Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website. Warm-Up Healthy Choices After school yesterday, you had two free hours to use however you wanted. You decided either to watch a movie or play basketball with friends. Which of these two choices would be the “healthy” choice? dotshock/shutterstock.com
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    Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co.,Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website. Well-Being • A state of health and wellness • People in a state of well-being – Feel good about their present condition – Are productive at school, work, and home – Do not have mental and physical illnesses Sunny studio/shutterstock.com
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    Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co.,Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website. Dimensions of Health and Wellness • Wellness is a balance of dimensions – Physical – Emotional – Intellectual – Social • These dimensions interact with and affect each other Rido/shutterstock.com
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    Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co.,Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website. Physical Health • Refers to how well your body functions • Qualities of a healthy body – Not slowed by disease – Able to take part in activities of daily life – Able to cope with stress, injury, and aging Pressmaster/shutterstock.com
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    Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co.,Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website. Emotional Health • Emotional health includes – Your mood and how you feel about yourself – How you view the world • Good emotional health means – You are not affected by mental illness – You can express thoughts and feelings clearly – You can cope well with stress • Many teens experience problems with emotional health but may not realize it sabphoto/shutterstock.com
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    Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co.,Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website. Intellectual Health • Intellectual health involves – Ability to think clearly and critically – Ability to learn and solve problems • People who are intellectually healthy are able to adapt, learn, and grow Zurijeta/shutterstock.com
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    Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co.,Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website. Social Health • Social health involves – Communication skills – Relationships – Ability to interact with others • Social skills and healthy relationships help people enjoy life and meet challenges Mike Flippo/shutterstock.com
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    Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co.,Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website. A Continuum of Health • The range of a person’s health status can be described as a continuum • Ideally, health status should be near optimal health • Diseases and disorders can affect the mind and body, preventing optimal health
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    Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co.,Inc. May not be posted to a publicly accessible website. Think Further What are some examples of factors that increase health and wellness? – Avoiding smoking, drinking, and drugs – Eating a healthy diet and exercising regularly What are some examples of factors that reduce health and wellness? – Not getting enough sleep – Inability to manage stress